2006-08-27 16:14:43 · 15 answers · asked by Playmate07 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Eat lots of bananas. There high in potassium and that is good for the muscles.
2006-08-27 16:18:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ensure that you are getting enough potassium in your diet. Bananas are a good source, along with dairy products – except cheese as potassium is lost in the whey, green leafy vegetables (dark lettuce, spinach etc), fish, meat, poultry, apricots, legumes, avocados, whole grains, brown rice, blackstrap molasses, dried fruit, dates figs, potatoes, nuts.
Ginko Biloba may help reduce the frequency/severity of leg cramps. I have heard a few of the orthopedic surgeons that come to the hospital I work at tell patients to try it.
there is an over the counter pill available at walmart that is sold near the pain relievers that is called Leg Cramp Relief. It has herbs in it that help get rid of leg cramps. I take it when I get leg cramps, and it works good. I used to get charlie horses all the time, so I increased my daily intake of potassium, exercise more with stretching exercises, drink plenty of fluids (I drink Gatorade when I'm sweating a lot or when its really hot outside). Hope this helps.
2006-08-27 23:34:18 · answer #2 · answered by kinndee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had the same problem. Unless you are allergic to bananas, eat two of them a day for a few days. Otherwise, you can find leg cramp pills with quinine in the homopathic section of like Walmart. Just be sure to read the label and stop taking them if you have any kind of side affects.
2006-08-30 17:55:07 · answer #3 · answered by cmdynamitefreckles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Potassium is good, but it is poorly absorbed from supplements - eat lots and lots of fresh fruits and veggies (not just bananas). My mother always swore by Vitamin E supplements (400iu of natural or 800iu of synthetic) to stop leg cramps, and it seems to work for me, too, but it may take a couple of weeks if you are really low on it. If you have been given diuretics, you need to replace magnesium as well as potassium. Magnesium is also poorly absorbed in supplement form (and makes your bowels loose); the best way to get it is to eat lots of leafy greens - lots! - or get a shot from your doctor.
Good luck - these things REALLY hurt. BTW, a nurse once told me to press down HARD on my heel (toes pointing up) to stop calf cramps - that really works but doesn't prevent them.
2006-08-30 21:17:32 · answer #4 · answered by Maple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure to stech when you go to bed and get up and before and after sports i know when i use to play soccer i would only strech before practice and i would get huge leg cramps then another coach said i should try streching after practice and gmaes and it worked really well and also eat a lot of potassiom bannas and gatorade has some and spinich. and if they dont go away with thing like this call your doctor and see if there might be something seriously wrong
2006-08-31 09:05:36 · answer #5 · answered by lauradafish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Potassium is what you need for leg cramps. Eat a banana a day! They are a great source of potassium.
2006-08-27 23:18:15 · answer #6 · answered by ssgbeth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pickle Juice
2006-08-28 00:57:45 · answer #7 · answered by Mega 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
potassium (but only take one 99 mg a day) and eat plenty of bannynannies, and spinach. Smoking depletes your potassium level. Gatorade contains a bit too, so you can take along a bottle when you do a workout and it should help.
2006-08-27 23:21:58 · answer #8 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try stretching before and after bed and hydrate yourself with lots of water.
2006-08-27 23:21:29 · answer #9 · answered by adrianj_518 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask your local pharmacist to be sure but i think a magnesium supplement is needed.good luck and dont forget to get expert advice.
2006-08-31 20:48:03 · answer #10 · answered by honeypot0214 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋